Alison Moyet « 2026 Tour – Songs of Yazoo, the minutes & Other »

Alison Moyet brings her 2026 tour, Songs of Yazoo, the minutes & Other, to Operaen in Copenhagen on 19 September 2026. A key voice of early 80s synth-pop, she first emerged in Yazoo with Vince Clarke, shaping stark electronics around a contralto steeped in pop, soul and blues. This show revisits that era — the clipped pulse and cool melodicism of Upstairs at Eric’s and You and Me Both — and folds it into her solo work.

The focus shifts to the lean, modern electronics she explored with producer Guy Sigsworth on The Minutes (2013) and Other (2017), where spacious beats and precise synths leave room for grain and phrasing. Live, Moyet often pares arrangements back to rhythm, keys and voice, letting songs move between analog roughness and clean digital lines. The set traces a clear thread from Yazoo’s minimal synth songs to later material with darker hues and slower burns, highlighting writing that balances direct hooks, low-end weight and lyrical detail — a concise journey through the electronic side of her catalogue.